This week's events on Wall Street sparked some interesting conversation at work during downtime. My friend Rebecca and I consistently have political conversations as we catch up on our current events...and the latest fashion trends when the new InStyle comes out.
The economic status of our country and this week's fall of the DOW got us talking about our spending habits. We decided that if the stock market were to in fact, crash, we would have to make some major changes in the way we spend our money. This led us to the conclusion that we actually could live on less than we do...and why not try to make some of those changes now?
Our first challenge: spend less money on food and coffee.
Each week we can only spend $50 on food. I already spent $35 on groceries and I spent $3 on coffee before work tonight. So I have $12 left... until Friday (yes, i realize its not a full week..."baby steps"). Its totally possible but Ill have to sacrifice a little. Oh.. and I did find $0.51 in my friends' couch so I have a little wiggle room. Thank the Lord for the Value Menu!
I'll let you know how it turns out.
Oh and I've been flipping through this book, learning tips on how to live the frugal life...
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Its Nifty to be Thrifty
Posted by Amber at 11:05 PM
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Haha! You would pick the week I am coming to visit you to completely change your spending habbits. I am all for you being thrifty... but I am not sure the $50 is going to cut it this week! Haha!
Thanks for the cake comments! Way to go on trying to by thrifty. I am always looking for ways. I go through the closet and look for things to sell on ebay to make a few bucks:)
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